parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to make merry; to be festive
already; now; no longer; not any more
house; plastic greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
imposing stance; daunting pose
two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
trivial; not amounting to much
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
what do you want?; can I help you?
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
office hours; business hours; working hours
presence (impressive quality)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
document; official papers
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
curiosity; inquisitiveness
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off